The NC Direct Care Worker Wage and Rate Analysis Provider Cost & Wage Survey is Live

NCDHHS and the North Carolina Center on the Workforce for Health has launched the Provider Cost & Wage Survey. The survey will close at 5 p.m. EST on Aug. 26, 2026.

Provider participation is critical to ensure the analysis captures the full cost of delivering services and reflects the workforce realities and challenges providers face throughout the state. Provider-identifying information will only be submitted to Guidehouse, the vendor for the Direct Care Worker Wage and Rate Analysis and will remain confidential.

Please visit the NC Direct Care Worker Wage & Rate Analysis website to download the survey, learn which providers are asked to participate and for additional information.

Guidehouse will host an optional orientation webinar about this survey Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, from 2-4 p.m. ET. Register for the webinar here.

For general questions about the overall project, please contact: caregivingworkforce@ncahec.net.

For technical assistance and questions about the survey, please contact the Guidehouse team: nc-analysis@guidehouse.com.